Measurement Madness Ana Floyd afloyd randolph k 12 nc

Measurement Madness Ana Floyd afloyd@randolph. k 12. nc. us Wendy Rich wrich@asheboro. k 12. nc. us

The distance from Titus to Auburn is 48 km. About how many miles is this? A. B. C. D. 24 miles 29 miles 96 miles 100 miles Answer: B

The stick is 8 cm long. About how many inches is this? A. B. C. D. 3 in 6 in 16 in 38 in Answer: A

My desk is 18 inches wide. About how many centimeters is this? A. B. C. D. 6 cm 17 cm 30 cm 45 cm Answer: D

My hand is 7 inches wide. About how many mm wide is my hand? A. B. C. D. 14 mm 20 mm 148 mm 175 mm Answer: D

My house is 90 feet from the road. About how many meters is this? A. B. C. D. 10 meters 27 meters 30 meters 60 meters Answer: B

The distance to the barn from the house is 52 meters. About how many yards is this? A. B. C. D. 56 yards 52 yards 50 yards 26 yards Answer: A

It is 26 yards to the goal for the team. Approximately how many meters from scoring a touchdown are they? A. B. C. D. 52 meters 28 meters 23 meters 13 meters Answer: C

The mall is 18 miles from school. About how many kilometers is this? A. B. C. D. 10 km 16 km 30 km 50 km Answer: C

Helga packed a box of books that has a mass of 100 kilograms. About how many pounds is this? A. B. C. D. 50 lbs 60 lbs 200 lbs 220 lbs Answer: D

Linda bought a dog weighing 44 lbs. About how many kilograms is this? A. B. C. D. 10 kg 20 kg 50 kg 90 kg Answer: B

The bag of beans weighed 8 ounces. How many grams did it weigh? A. B. C. D. 8 grams 16 grams 226 grams 1000 grams Answer: C

The table weighed 25 lbs. About how many kg did it weigh? A. B. C. D. 11 kg 22 kg 28 kg 50 kg Answer: A

The teacher weighs 60 kg. About how many pounds is this? A. B. C. D. 32 lbs 120 lbs 132 lbs 200 lbs Answer: C

Sally drank 100 pints of milk in the cafeteria this year. About how many liters is this? A. B. C. D. 10 liters 47 liters 50 liters 59 liters Answer: B (Students must convert 100 pints to 50 qts, then know that a quart is slightly less than a liter)

Extra Practice 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 18 miles = ____ km 60 km = _____ miles 42 cm = ____ inches 33 feet = _____ meters 49 mm = _____ inches 60 inches = _____ cm